Jeremiah 14:6

Jeremiah 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
• New International Version (NIV)Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

Context of Jeremiah 14:6

4The ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed. They cover their heads. 5Even deer in the fields give birth and abandon their young because there’s no grass. Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills. They sniff the air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because they have no green plants. 7Do something, Lord, for the sake of your name, even though our sins testify against us. We have been unfaithful and have sinned against you. 8You are Israel’s hope, the one who saves it in times of trouble. Why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only one night?

Jeremiah 14:6 word by word

וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the wild assesפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• did standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in the high placesשְׁפִיshephîy · barenessH8205
• they snuffed upשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to long forH7602
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• like dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• their eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• did failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• no grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:6

• Jeremiah 2:24You are like a wild donkey that is used to the desert, sniffing the wind while in heat. All who look for you won’t get tired. They will find you during your monthly period.
• Job 39:5“Who lets the wild donkey go free? Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey?
• 1 Samuel 14:29Jonathan answered, “My father has brought trouble to the country. See how my eyes lit up when I tasted a little of this honey?
• Lamentations 4:17“We are still straining our eyes, trying in vain to find help. We waited and waited for a nation that didn’t save us.
• Lamentations 5:17This is why we feel sick. This is why our eyes see less and less.
• Joel 1:18The animals groan. Herds of cattle wander around confused. There’s no pasture for them. Even flocks of sheep are suffering.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Snuffed up the wind like dragons - תנים tannim here probably means the hippopotamus, who, after feeding under the water, is obliged to come to the surface in order to take in fresh draughts of air; or it may mean the wild asses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Like dragons - “Like jackals” Jeremiah 9:11. No grass - The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for herb.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Both people and animals suffered during the drought. The farmers covered their heads with rough burlap to show shame, humiliation, and mourning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. dragons--jackals [Henderson]. eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:6

• Ass (Donkey)
• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Heal
• Dragon
• Fail
• Height; Heights
• Herb
• Jackal
• Whale

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings